Market forecast – Page 3

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    Market forecast: Speed shift

    2015-01-29T06:00:00Z

    The recovery rolls on with expectations of tender price increases still firm. But a change of pace in activity is expected to emerge this year. Michael Hubbard and John O’Neill of Aecom report

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    Market forecast: Rolling on

    2014-10-30T06:00:00Z

    Rising price levels still reflect an industry in relatively rude health, despite ongoing capacity issues and question marks over the global economy

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    Market forecast: Overall improvement

    2014-07-15T10:24:00Z

    Q2 2014 saw tender prices and overall activity pick up the pace, largely due to the housing sector. While the demand for skilled trades has led to increases in day rates and wages

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    Market forecast: Rebound on track

    2014-04-23T08:42:00Z

    Although Q1 2014 saw output and price levels taper off, the overall direction of the industry remains encouraging, especially considering its supply and skills constraints

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    Market forecast: Back in demand

    2014-01-22T09:12:00Z

    The upturn in industry fortunes - which some predict will continue until 2017 - is being reflected in notable rises in tender prices, building costs, and pressure on resources

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    Market forecast: A confidence shift

    2013-10-30T06:00:00Z

    Leading indicators highlight renewed optimism. But don’t break open the champagne just yet …

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    Market forecast: Turning a corner?

    2013-07-18T06:00:00Z

    Although last month’s Spending Round left a lot to be desired, there are plausible signs of a tentative recovery in construction

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    Market Forecast: The longest winter

    2013-04-25T07:00:00Z

    Tender prices are flat, with nowhere left to fall, and output in January and February was very low. But is the housing sector showing signs of spring? By Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company

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    Market forecast: Mixed messages

    2013-01-31T07:00:00Z

    The new year kicked off with fears of a triple-dip recession but with the markets bullish and most companies cautiously optimistic. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Market forecast: Five years on …

    2012-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Half a decade since the start of the economic crisis, output is still falling and tender prices continue to head south. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports

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    Market forecast: Further to fall

    2012-07-27T00:00:00Z

    With the economic outlook worsening, construction activity is expected to keep slowing until the end of 2013, with prices rising slightly

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    Market forecast: Spring hasn’t sprung

    2012-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Fears over the eurozone crisis may be subsiding, but construction is still in for a miserable year, with £5.4bn less work than 2011

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    Market forecast: That sinking feeling

    2012-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Construction output looks set to fall by 5% in 2012 as new work dries up and the UK, like the rest of Europe, slips back into recession. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an AECOM company, reports

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    Market forecast: Stuck in the mud

    2011-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Prices have continued to stagnate in 2011, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. And with the eurozone crisis and global unease, construction isn’t going anywhere fast

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    Market forecast: Glass half empty

    2011-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Things are looking up in London, but the rest of the country is lagging behind, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. Another difficult year for the construction industry lies ahead

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    Market forecast: Uncertainty rules

    2011-04-21T00:00:00Z

    Tender prices are still falling while material prices and wages are rising, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. All these bank holidays aren’t helping either

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    Country focus: Saudi Arabia

    2011-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Investment opportunities are rife in Saudi Arabia at the moment, thanks to a growing economy and population. Colin Morris from EC Harris, reports

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    Market Forecast: Depth Gauge

    2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

    It’s difficult to say whether we have reached the bottom of the pricing trough, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. What’s sure is that material prices will rise

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    Country focus: Poland

    2011-01-07T00:00:00Z

    EU funding and infrastructure projects cushioned Poland from the downturn, but the public sector culture of always accepting lowest price tenders needs to change

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    Market forecast the depths of winter

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    After the uplift in activity in the first half of this year and the swingeing cuts in the spending review, a long and difficult winter lies ahead, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon